Principal Procurement Specialist

The Principal Procurement Specialist / Procurement Lead is responsible for identifying varied sources of commodities and services, evaluating bids, awarding contracts and purchase orders, maintaining contact with vendors, and maintaining comprehensive descriptions of available products and current prices of CB&I Storage Solutions products and services. The role directly reports to the Senior Procurement Manager and routinely interacts with Engineering, Operations, and Estimating.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively embraces and promotes the company's HSE requirements and culture.
• Lead the project procurement efforts and serve as the focal point for client interactions.
• Prepare contract documents and bidders list, proactively seek out and qualify new potential bidders.
• Assemble and distribute requests for quotation from vendors.
• Responsible for the purchase of material and services at or below estimate using procurement processes while maintaining consistency with schedule requirements.
• Perform bid evaluations and issue purchase orders for complex type packages or commodities.
• Negotiate complex or large dollar value purchase orders for regional and/or international purchases.
• Assist with the evaluation, award, and conforming process.
• Able to resolve large claim or dispute events with vendors.
• May be responsible for soliciting budgetary pricing for equipment, material, or labor to support estimating/proposal efforts for a non-major project or projects.
• Represent the department in meetings with other functions/management.
• Provide leadership training and guidance for junior staff.
• May function as lead buyer for a project.
• Proactively recommend, support, and implement improvements to tools, systems, and software to improve efficiency and maximize autonomy.
• Effectively exemplify the company's Leadership Competencies.
• Actively seek and utilize effective mentoring relationships.
• Establish medium & long term career and personal development goals.
• Enthusiastically seek and accept tasks and projects in rotations that allow for maximum experience and growth.
• EPC Industry experience is preferred.
• BA or BS degree in Supply Chain, Business, Technical / Engineering, Construction Management or related field (preferred).